After being turned into cannon fodder, I relied on involution to survive

Chapter 23 Facts speak louder than words
Yu Zizhen hugged Xinghua and didn't let go, "Xinghua is very smart and listens to my words. She won't cause trouble for me."

Mr. Jiang has a headache.A fool, the eldest son of his family actually said that the other party was smart.
Yu Zizhen said again: "I know Mr. Jiang can't trust me. He thinks that I am just a child, and my words and deeds are unreliable. But are you adults really more trustworthy and reliable than us children? Xinghua She has always obeyed my words, and she will use her actions to prove to you that she really will not cause me any trouble. But what about you adults? What have you done to me? "

Mr. Jiang: It hurts my heart.For Yu Zizhen, a child who was treated as an abandoned son by his biological parents and sent to the capital, and was punished in various ways by the accompanying maids, the group of "adults" was a group of untrustworthy and unreliable guys.

Although he only paid attention to Yu Zizhen after she was named the Prince of Zhenbei, a series of things that happened in this short period of time made Mr. Jiang realize that Yu Zizhen was actually a very smart child.

How could such a child not see that he was a shield deliberately put out by his parents to protect his younger brother?
From an overall perspective, the decision made by Zhenbei Wang and his wife may not be said to be wrong, but from the perspective of this child, can she not feel disappointed and heartbroken by her parents?

In addition, Grandma Hong, who was ordered by her mother to be her housekeeper, used the banner of Princess Zhenbei to torment her so hard that she relapsed on the first night of her trip.

After this journey between life and death, how much blood and affection can she retain for her parents?
Considering the terrible consequences of offending Yu Zizhen and letting her ignore the trouble, Mr. Jiang compromised.

He made an agreement with Yu Zizhen that if Xinghua could really avoid causing trouble to Yu Zizhen, then he would allow Yu Zizhen to keep Xinghua by his side.

On the other hand, if Xinghua couldn't do it, then he would help Yu Zizhen find a place to properly place Xinghua so that she could live an ordinary but safe life.

Yu Zizhen agreed. Xinghua would definitely not hold her back anyway. Mr. Jiang's so-called "reverse" was actually unnecessary to say at all.

She looked at Madam Zhang and Liu Pingan, "Who are these two?"

Only then did Mr. Jiang remember that he had brought two servants over to serve Yu Zizhen, "These are Madam Zhang and Liu Ping'an. Their mother and daughter were bought temporarily to serve the prince."

Yu Zizhen rubbed her hands hidden under the quilt and made a secret gesture. She looked at Mr. Jiang and said, "Give me the body contract."

Mr. Jiang knew in his heart that she wanted to keep the mother and daughter in her hands, rather than letting them become other people's eyes, ears, and siblings.

He placed the deeds between Madam Zhang and Liu Ping'an on the table as he was told, "My lord, please have a good rest. If you need my help in any way, please ask your servants to call me over."

Yu Zizhen nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, sir."

After Mr. Jiang left, Yu Zizhen looked at Mrs. Zhang and Liu Ping'an who were embarrassed, "Can you tell me why you chose to betray yourself?"

In terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, slaves from wealthy families do have a better life than ordinary people outside, but at the same time, they also have to lose their civilian qualifications.

Yu Zizhen believed that the vast majority of people in this world, given the choice, would not let themselves and their descendants change from a good status to a low status.

"Hui Shizi, I really can't live any longer. My man died on the battlefield, and I and my daughter were kicked out by my husband's family."

She talked about her predicament incoherently, perhaps because Yu Zizhen had always been gentle, but Madam Zhang couldn't control herself and told Yu Zizhen all the old stories about her family.

According to her, her husband Liu Qingshan is the second child in the family and has not been treated as well by his parents as his eldest brother and younger brother since he was a child.When the village apportioned quotas for conscription, the two elders of the Liu family reported his name regardless of the fact that he had just married a wife and she was still pregnant.Madam Zhang prayed day and night for her husband to return safely, and even named her newborn child "Ping An". However, when Liu Pingan was more than three years old, news of Liu Qingshan's death still came from the border.

Part of Liu Qingshan's pension money was withheld by the yamen, and part of it was divided up by the Liu family. Mrs. Zhang and her daughter were kicked out by the two elders of the Liu family.

With nowhere to go, Madam Zhang took her daughter back to her parents' home, but her parents could only provide them with a place to stay. Madam Zhang had to figure out how to provide food for the mother and daughter.

Fortunately, Yi Cheng and Liu Qingshan of the inn here are good brothers who grew up in the same village. Although it is not suitable to get involved in the Liu family's affairs, for Liu Qingshan's sake, they put Mrs. Zhang in the inn's back kitchen to do menial work. Son.

This job pays very little, but it allows them to live with their children. With him watching over them, Mrs. Zhang and her daughter can at least make a living without being bullied.

Yi Cheng was well-intentioned, but Mrs. Zhang's new sister-in-law was an unscrupulous and generous person. She fell in love with Mrs. Zhang's job and wanted to pry it into his own hands and let Mrs. Zhang go home and work in the fields instead of her. .

Madam Zhang disagreed. Her parents and younger brother couldn't count on them at all. She still expected to use this job to earn money for herself and her daughter.

Her sister-in-law's plan didn't work out, so she became angry and started to spread rumors that Mrs. Zhang and Yi Cheng were having an affair.

Yi Cheng's own mother-in-law worked as a cook at the inn. She knew that her husband had nothing to do with Madam Zhang, and even kept a distance between them. Even when he helped Madam Zhang, Yi Cheng only came up with ideas, and then Yi Cheng's own mother-in-law Come forward to take care of it.

But what's the use of just knowing these people at the inn?It’s not like Madam Zhang’s sister-in-law came to the inn to bury Madam Zhang.

She spread rumors around the village, causing Madam Zhang to be criticized by people who didn't know the truth.

There were several times when she went back to her parents' home during the holidays, and some unscrupulous men even tried to take advantage of her.

Mrs. Zhang couldn't bear the harassment, and people from her husband's family also came to find her, hoping to use the power of the rumors to steal her daughter and the money she had saved in the past few years.

Their wishful thinking was crackling, and they were thinking of getting money from Madam Zhang first, and then selling Liu Ping'an for a bride price.

Madam Zhang has long seen through the Liu family, so naturally she will not let them take away her daughter.

But as soon as she disagreed, her relatives from her mother's family and her husband's family refused to let her live peacefully.

They are making a big fuss, but the Yi Cheng should not care about it. There is no doubt that their behavior will affect the normal operation of the inn. The Yi Cheng should take care of it, because those people will try their best to throw dirty water on him.

He was afraid that his reputation would be tarnished, which would affect his personal future and the marriage of his children, so he recommended them to Mr. Jiang, who happened to be buying the person.

(End of this chapter)